How Speakers Stand Out to Association Decision-makers

Being selected as a speaker for association executives is a great opportunity to showcase your expertise and make a lasting ...

Be the Optimal Partner to Association Meeting Planners: A Guide for Success

Being a successful speaker takes a lot more than being a subject matter expert or even mastering all the elements ...

5 Strategies to Get on More Association Stages

Inflation and recession are economic realities that businesses often grapple with, and professional speakers are no exception. As these economic ...

Association Management Companies: What Are They and Why Should You Care?

If you're in the business of selling products or services to associations, you may have come across the term "Association ...

Simple Strategies for Speakers to Get on More Stages

Speaking from the stage is both an art and a science. The most successful speakers are masters of not only ...

6 Strategies for Speakers to Appeal to Meeting Planners

As a professional speaker it is really easy to fall into the trap of thinking that your genius and expertise ...

How Speaking to Associations Can Help Consultants Attract More Clients

As a consultant, establishing credibility is a key component of growing your business and attracting new clients. One effective way ...

Finding Association Events and Bookings: Best Practices for Speakers

As a speaker, you’ll always spend more time securing events and bookings than actually being on a stage. In many ...

How to find business opportunities at association events

As uncertainty around the economy continues to grow, it's important to take a look at your business vulnerabilities and try ...

Association Speaking Opportunities: How to Get Hired as a Professional Speaker

Associations are a great platform for professional speakers to showcase their expertise and connect with potential clients. However, with so ...

The Benefits of Speaking to Associations for Professional Speakers

As a professional speaker, it is important to seek out a variety of speaking opportunities in order to build a ...

5 Key Focus Areas for Professional Speakers in 2023

As a professional speaker, it's important to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and strategies to keep your presentations fresh, ...

Positioning Your Business as a Professional Speaker: Tips and Strategies

Professional speakers play a vital role in the business world, providing valuable insights and inspiration to audiences through their presentations ...

Add a micro-learning product to your mix

How’s your focus? If you’re like a lot of people you may be finding it much harder to concentrate than ...

Free vs Free Speakers: What Professional Speakers Need to Know

If you are, or want to be, a professional speaker, you must understand the people that hire professional speakers and ...

Bypass the Gatekeepers

Association and society gatekeepers, as you already know, do a great job of keeping speakers out. Make your life easy ...

How to Use the NTPA Directory

The directory that so many professional speakers have purchased is the “National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States”, ...

Speak at State Societies of Association Executives

An efficient and effective way to grow your association business is to speak at state societies of association executives (SAE) ...

Connecting with Association Executives on LinkedIn

To grow your association business you would be wise to spend 30 minutes a day on LinkedIn connecting with association ...

Call Reluctance is REAL!

Recently I was speaking privately with one of the speakers in a mastermind I run...he says, "I don't have call ...

Speaker Positioning for Associations: 3 Keys to Success

Since the mid-1990s, I have been presenting the topic, “Sell Your Speaking to Associations through the Back Door” at the ...